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Old 08-05-2020, 04:21 PM   #8 (permalink)
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tire break in

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Originally Posted by Andyinchville1 View Post
Hi all,

I took the plunge today and ordered 4 new p205 75 r15
Tires (hankook kinergy st h 735).

I was debating about going with the even larger P 215 75 R15 Tire but decided against that for fear of rubbing...

I figured once these tires are on I'll check it out to see how much clearance I actually have and maybe next go-around I'll try the bigger tires.

I'll try to keep everybody up to date on my findings.

I know it's not optimal to test out miles per gallon with new tires until they break in but I'm also having a exhaust system put in and some other work so hopefully I can get a tank or two in before the changes.

I didn't want to wait too long to get some of the other work done because the same mechanic that's doing some of the upgrade work is doing some maintenance that needs to be done like a ripped inner CV joint boot ... I don't want a relatively new CV joint going bad because I drove around a lot on a ripped boot.

Thanks for all the previous input and advice

Andrew
The experts say that, it'll will be after the first 4,000-miles that you'll see the rolling resistance at minimum ( ignoring tire wear late in their life).
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